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Ellipsis

(9,275 posts)
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:21 PM Sunday

Elon Musk gives out $1 million payments to Wisconsin voters after state supreme court refused legal challenge

Not surprising frankly.


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Elon Musk gives out $1 million payments to Wisconsin voters after state supreme court refused legal challenge

Updated on: March 30, 2025 / 10:08 PM EDT / CBS/AP
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters, a ruling that came just minutes before the start of the rally.

Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh Kaul, who argues that Musk's offer violates a state law. "Wisconsin law prohibits offering anything of value to induce anyone to vote," Kaul argued in his filing. "Yet, Elon Musk did just that."

But the state Supreme Court, which is currently controlled 4-3 by liberal justices, declined to take the case as an original action. The court gave no rationale for its decision.

Taking the stage in Green Bay wearing a yellow foam cheesehead hat, Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-wisconsin-supreme-court-rally-1-milion-giveaway/

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Elon Musk gives out $1 million payments to Wisconsin voters after state supreme court refused legal challenge (Original Post) Ellipsis Sunday OP
Buying rube votes for an utter shit judge because Klarkashton Sunday #1
Now throw his ass in jail! SheltieLover Sunday #2
Only 2 ? They now have to pay taxes on it. Pre selected i bet. Srkdqltr Sunday #3
gotta dox those folks RainCaster Sunday #4
no... Ellipsis Sunday #5
selling your vote is acceptable? RainCaster Yesterday #6
Rejecting him after wearing this hat would bring me great joy, Wisconsin. LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #7

Klarkashton

(3,222 posts)
1. Buying rube votes for an utter shit judge because
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 10:33 PM
Sunday

Musk thinks he is a demigod.

This is so fucked up.

RainCaster

(12,472 posts)
4. gotta dox those folks
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 11:31 PM
Sunday

The whole state deserves to know who those people are and where they live

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